Great tires.

Great tire

Great tire for the price. So far it appears that tire wear is acceptable considering that some super soft 'Gummy" tires last 4-5 rides. With a tubeless setup I'm running closer to 10psi in the rear to negate squirming around since the carcass/sidewall seems to be less stiff than some of the more durable tires. So far so good, great traction.

Good for a wide variety of terrain.

I have used the medium compound starcross 5s for years to save money. You get pretty good traction in pretty much all terrains and get above average tread life as well. I usually only have to buy 1 front tire and 2 rears per season (10-13 races per year, riding at least 4 times a month), not bad at all. These tires don't like to be underinflated though. I run the tubliss system (front and rear) and since michelins are well known to have softer sidewalls and carcasses, they love to roll under a certain tire pressure. I usually run these things at 8psi in the front and 4psi in the rear. The rear isn't too much of a problem but if you go under that pressure on the front, that bad boy is gonna roll, and you're probably gonna fall. (Keep in mind i weigh 217lbs. so psi levels may differ for you.)

Great tire if you aren't looking for longivity

Really great tire, soft rubber and great dry traction. Only downside is its wet traction and short tread life, i ride pretty aggressive and the tire lasted 1500 miles before it got melted to the wear bar. but's it was a great 1500 miles. would buy again.